Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1348JG012801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJun 27, 2023
AZ
Last seenMar 25, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AX1348JG012801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AX134

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
012801

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
COTTRELL

Prefix basis · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Prefix basis · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Nov 17, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Oct 20, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Apr 23, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Jan 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around0SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Oct 22, 2024KSII · Walk-around0SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
Oct 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around0SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297979084ST/IL
May 9, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297791674/IL
Sep 25, 2023AZII · Walk-around4GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246791674/IL
Jun 27, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246791674ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC3347297May 9, 2024Mar 25, 20268IL
GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC2958246Jun 27, 2023Sep 25, 20232IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
979084STILSPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INCOct 16, 2024Mar 25, 20267
791674ILSPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INCMay 9, 2024May 9, 20241
791674ILGREEN LIGHT CARRIER INCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
791674STILGREEN LIGHT CARRIER INCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026